Heart of Vengeance (Alice Worth, #6)

by Lisa Edmonds

On the goddess Athena’s advice, he planted the dragon’s teeth. From the earth rose a legion of fierce and bloodthirsty warriors, the Spartoi. They were vicious—so much so that Cadmus supposedly attempted to wipe them out by setting them against each other. Those who could better control their bloodlust survived. They were faster and stronger than humans, able to go long periods without food or water, and train for days without tiring.” “Sounds like a scary bunch,” Malcolm said. “If all that’s true.” She shrugged. “No one has ever come up with an alternate explanation for the Spartoi’s existence—and by extension, the existence of the Guardians. Their children, both male and female, inherited the Spartoi’s physical strength and abilities. Their most sacred law forbade them to marry or have children with anyone who did not have Spartoi blood. They wanted to prevent their abilities from disappearing through intermarriage with humans. The penalty for breaking that law was death—for the Spartoi, their lover, and their lover’s entire family. It was ruthlessly enforced. That, as much as their reputation for slaughtering not only their enemies but anyone who got in the way, led to their well-deserved reputation for cruelty.” “So where do the Guardians come into play?” I asked. “After Cadmus’s death, the Spartoi and their descendants split into different groups.

It's like the greek version of the fallen angel offspring ..